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Niantic’s big play is having a really good 3d map of the world’s most interesting locations once Meta and Apple launch their AR glasses next year. It’s not a g
by alasdair_ 4y ago
Niantic’s big play is having a really good 3d map of the world’s most interesting locations once Meta and Apple launch their AR glasses next year.
It’s not a games studio, not really.
- cykros 4y agoI was shocked and appalled when they killed Field Trip, honestly. It's the forgotten Niantic app, but was a big part of what built that map and POI database in the first place, and was something I at least occasionally fired up when in a new area with some time to kill (waiting for hotel check ins). Monetizing it could have been tough given that so many of the POI's are just things like plaques and statues, but a slight tweaking of criteria could have EASILY given them some ability to have sponsored content. I suspect it was just a matter of diverting resources to other projects. Frankly I'd say it was still at least their third best project yet.